Project Manager - Development

Project Manager - Development

10 Jun 2024
California, Chico, 95926 Chico USA

Project Manager - Development

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POSITION: Project Manager - Development

Full-Time / Benefited / Salary / Exempt

RECRUITMENT ID: 775

LOCATION: North State Planning and Development Collective – CED; Candidate must be a California resident at the start of the position

COMPENSATION: $6,100 - $8,685 per month

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: The Project Manager – Development works closely with the Development Team and the Executive Director of the North State Planning and Development Collective on strategies and actions that benefit CSU, Chico’s service region and provide opportunities to faculty and students for research and internships. The incumbent will keep abreast with the priorities of federal, state, local, nongovernmental and private sector partners and understand important trends in funding programs.

Job duties include:

Identifying funding opportunities

Developing projects with external collaborators and/or faculty

Researching background documents related to the subject matter of proposals

Preparing proposal documents including scopes of work, narratives and budgets, and complying with campus approval policies and procedures

Assist in managing funded projects

Ensuring compliance with scopes

Schedules and budgets

The ideal candidates will have specialized experience in grant writing and project management and knowledge of economic development, workforce development data support, community development, governmental administration, planning and/or rural communities.

Key objectives of this job function are to secure external funds for applied research, community benefit projects and student internships; meet community needs in CSU, Chico’s twelve-county service region; meet state and federal research needs; and build collaborative relationships with stakeholders throughout the public, nonprofit and private sectors.

Candidates that are hired at the higher end of the range must demonstrate advanced skills in managing complicated projects, programs and budgets.

EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS:

Qualifications:

Requires bachelor’s degree, with a master’s degree preferred. The field of study should be related to economic development, workforce development data support, community development governmental administration, planning and/or rural communities or otherwise have prepared the applicant to meet the essential job functions.

Ability to research funding opportunities and identify opportunities ahead of request for proposals release

Ability to strategically identify projects and collaborations that are consonant with emerging trends in funding

Ability to work effectively with diverse stakeholders to identify needs to be addressed in proposals and form collaboratives

Knowledge of the mechanics of proposal writing

Ability to research refereed literature and government documents to support proposals

Advanced skills with Microsoft Word and Excel

Demonstrated experience in managing scopes, budgets and timelines

Ability to identify project issues upstream and formulate solutions

Demonstrated experience in preparing and delivering effective written and oral reports

Physical and Mental Requirements

Organizational skills and the ability to prioritize tasks

Ability to adjust to change in a fast paced, constantly changing environment (i.e. work environment, technology) and work within deadlines

Ability to work independently under general direction and function cooperatively and productively as a member of a unit

Environmental Working Conditions:

The physical environment requires the employee to work both inside and outside in heat/cold, wet/humid, and dry/arid conditions

BENEFITS: Benefits for employees working 30 hours or more per week include employer paid life insurance ($50,000) and long-term disability; options for health, dental, and vision insurance; FSA; 14 paid holidays including 1 personal holiday; vacation accrual (initially 10 days/year); sick leave (up to 12 days/year); employer contributions to your 403(b) retirement plan (up to 8%).

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: Application and announcement can be located on our website. In order to be considered, applicants must submit the following:

Resume

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Application deadline is June 30, 2021.

Applications can be submitted:

BY EMAIL:

csejobs at csuchico.edu

BY DROPBOX:https://csuchico.app.box.com/f/ca0bb75121254fe78b73f46618ba3887

For questions, please contact Chico State Enterprises Human Resources office:

BY PHONE: (530) 898-6811 or VISIT OUR WEBSITE: http://www.csuchico.edu/cse/

The employer is Chico State Enterprises, a non-profit corporation serving as an auxiliary organization of California State University, Chico. Employment is considered to be at-will.

Job Details

  • ID
    JC15325873
  • State
  • City
  • Job type
    Full-time
  • Salary
    $6,100 - $8,685 per month
  • Hiring Company
    California
  • Date
    2021-06-09
  • Deadline
    2021-08-08
  • Category

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